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A Pantry Staples Checklist

| Date Posted: 3/4/2015

After a full day of work and kids activities, the dreaded question at 6 p.m. is “what’s for dinner?” Don’t run to the closest restaurant, save time and money by cooking at home instead. A well stocked pantry and a little technology can take the stress out of cooking.

Refer to our list of pantry, fridge and freezer staples to help you next time you are in a weeknight time crunch.

Any easy way to think up a quick dinner is to choose a protein – beans, chicken or ground turkey, choose a whole grain or starch – brown rice, whole wheat pasta or potatoes and then add some veggies. With a simple sauce or spice combination you are in business.

There are a lot of great websites and apps that take the ingredients you have on hand and create recipes for you.